Luke 19:3

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Luke 19:3 King James Version (KJV)

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

Luke 19:3 American Standard Version (ASV)

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

Luke 19:1-4 The Message (MSG)

Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho. There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.

Luke 19:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

Luke 19:3 New Century Version (NCV)

He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because he was too short to see above the crowd.

Luke 19:3 New International Version (NIV)

He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

Luke 19:3 New King James Version (NKJV)

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

Luke 19:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not see because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

Luke 19:3 New Living Translation (NLT)

He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

Luke 19:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)

He was very eager to see Jesus and kept trying to get a look at him through the massive crowd. Since Zacchaeus was a short man and couldn’t see over the heads of the people

Luke 19:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.